HTC One Camera Lens Replacement · Remove the broken glass using tweezers and an exacto knife. If...

HTC One Camera Lens ReplacementAs seen across various blogs the HTC One camera lens cover is prone to breaking. This guide

walks through the steps of putting a replacement lens cover on.

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INTRODUCTION

The HTC One camera lens cover is prone to breaking. There are a few different lens covers outthere that can be used and this guide walks through the steps on how to replace it. The best optionis to use the original HTC One lens assembly but the lens assembly itself is not sold separately. Soits recommended to buy the "HTC One Rear Housing" on eBay, Amazon, eTrade supply or otheronline retailer for ~$12-20, then remove the lens assembly from this housing and use this to replacethe broken lens assembly. Its actually quite easy!

The less desirable options are to use the lens replacements for the Evo 4G and HTC One X. Thedownside to not using the original lens cover is that the non-original replacement lenses protrudeslightly from the body and are prone to getting scuffs on the glass. If a protective case is used on thephone, then the protruding glass will not get scuffed. Although its so easy and cheap to replace, ifthere is a problem with the lens glass getting too damaged, a new one can be put on in one minute.The lens replacements stay in well and do not fall out.

This guide walks through all the options. Also another contributor posted a video walk through:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQsPvdo2c...

TOOLS:Tweezers (1)Precision Utility Knife (1)

PARTS:HTC One Rear Housing (1)




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQsPvdo2cuU&feature=youtu.be

Step 1 — Camera Lens

Find an appropriate lens cover on parts4repair.com, amazon, etrade supply, or other onlinesources. Reading various blogs there are a few that people seem to be using. Below are thecommon lens covers that are being used:

#1 Option: HTC One Lens Assembly

#2 Option: HTC One X Camera Lens

#3 Option: HTC Evo 4G Camera Lens

This guide outlines using all three and weighs the pros and cons of each

At the time of writing this the original HTC One Lens assembly was hard to find, but it's the bestoption for lens replacement. So if this is still the case then the HTC One X lens is the second bestoption and the Evo 4G is the third best option.

On Amazon, eBay, eTrade supply the HTC One Rear Housing is being sold and contained on thisis the lens assembly, this can be purchased and the lens assembly removed from this.

The downside of options #2 and #3 is that the lens protrudes from the back of the phone and maylead to scuffing of the lens. If a protective case is on the phone then scuffing of the lens is not aconcern and any of the options will work just fine




Step 2 — Remove the Broken Lens

Remove the broken glass using tweezers and an exacto knife.

If your new lens has adhesive on it, ensure you remove all the old adhesive from the frame so thelens doesn't stick out unnecessarily and so forms a tighter seal

Step 3 — Best Option: HTC One Lens Assembly

Shown here is the HTC One Rear Housing that I bought separately on eBay. Its recommended tobuy the "HTC One Rear Housing" on eBay, eTrade supply, Amazon or other online retailer for~$15-25 USD, then remove the lens assembly from this housing and use this lens assembly toreplace the broken lens.

Lightly glued to the housing is the lens assembly that will be needed to replace the broken lens

Using tweezers gently peel up from the side shown in the picture. Place the tweezers below thelens assembly on the camera flash side and gently pull up. It easily comes up.

Also, a contributor posted a video walk through: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQsPvdo2c...




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQsPvdo2cuU&feature=youtu.be


In order to remove the lens from the lens assembly twist the entire assembly in order to bend theplastic

Be careful not to break the lens

Peel the lens out of the assembly, it is held in with a soft adhesive

Another slightly different method used by "Bruce" in the comments: to remove the lens from theassembly, gently - very gently - flex the plastic housing with a little pressure on the back side of thelens using a cotton bud (q-tip) until the edge of the lens is exposed, you can then carefully use afingernail to pry the lens free.

Rotate the housing with your fingernail just under the edge of the lens and it will easily pop free.





After peeling the lens from the assembly some of the soft adhesive is left on the lens

Using the adhesive that is remaining on the lens push the lens into the housing body and theadhesive will hold it in place.

The Lens cover fits flush inside the housing and is the best option for replacement because it doesnot protrude out of the housing




Step 6 — 2nd Best Option: HTC One X Lens Replacement

The HTC One X Lens replacement has the same diameter as the HTC One body and fits the holenicely

The one downside is that it sticks out about a millimeter and will lead to scuffing of the lens overtime.

If a protective case is used on the phone, then scuffing of the lens should not be a problem andthis lens cover option will work just fine




Step 7 — 3rd Best Option: Evo 4G Lens Replacement

The third best option. The Evo 4G lens replacement has a foam adhesive on one side. Removethe release liner from this side to expose the adhesive.

Place the lens replacement over the camera hole. The foam adhesive will be facing down againstthe body of the phone and the "8 Megapixel" writing will be facing outward. Push gently against thelens replacement to make sure it adheres well to the body.

Remove the plastic film on the outside "8 Megapixels" side.

The adhesive sticks really well in my experience, it can be removed and put back in place multipletimes if you dont like how it was placed originally.




Theres a number of different lens covers that might work, this guide outlines how to use three differentones

Step 8 — 3rd Best Option: Evo 4G Lens Replacement

As you can see it does not fit perfectly and there is a small gap around the outside and the lensprotrudes slightly further from the body of the phone.

Although the fit is not perfect, the camera takes the exact same quality photos because the lightcan pass through the glass lens exactly as it did with the original lens cover.

Because it protrudes further from the body, its prone to getting scratches.

I used this lens replacement for a month (before finding the HTC One lens assembly) and it stayedin place really well and did not fall out. As you can see in the bright close up image there are lightscuffs on the lens cover.

If a protective case is used on the phone, then scuffing of the lens will not be a problem and thislens cover option will work just fine. Its just a little ugly is all.




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